Sign making outfit and welder



P 1940- H. ALEXANDER I 2,196,514

smn MAKING OUTFIT AND WELDER Filed July 18, 1938 204 25a INVENTOR d :FJEJZ 4 23 Fj5 5' 22 Harry Alexa): er

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 9, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SIGN MAKING OUTFIT AND WELDER Harry Alexander, New York, N. Y.

Application July 18, 1938, Serial No. 219,739

6 Claims. (Cl. 219-21) This invention relates to new and useful 1111- It is proposed to provide a novel cap arrangeprovements in a sign making outfit and letter ment for holding the disc in various spaced posiwelder. tions with respect to the lighter.

The invention has for an object the provision For further comprehension of the invention,

of a sign making outfit which is characterized and of the objects and advantages thereof, refer- 6 by letters or designs coated on the back side with ence will be had to the following description and thermo-plastic adhesive, and a heated welder by accompanying drawing, and to the appended which the letters or designs may be applied in a claims in which the various novel features of the specific manner to a sign body. It is proposed invention are more particularly set forth.

that the letters or designs be constructed so that In the accompanying drawing forming a ma- 1 they may be freely moved about and placed in terial P Of s disclosure! positions in proper alignment with each other Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a welder conto produce the sign. structed according to this invention and shown It is further contemplated that each of the as it would appear when one is using the welder letters or designs be temporarily held in position to secure sign letters in position. 1 by touching the same at one or more spots with Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the heater the heated welder. After the sign has been comper se. pleted, if it is required to shift any of the letters Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view with a or designs, this may be accomplished quite easportion thereof broken away to illustrate interior ily. When one is satisfied with the arrangement parts. 2

it is proposed that the heated welder be used to Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cigar lighter iron down the letters and designs throughout per so used in this device. their entire compass so that they are perma- Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the iron disc. nently attached on the sign body. Fig. 6 is an elevational view similar to Fig. 3,

The invention has for an object the construcwith portions thereof broken away to illustrate 25 tion of a welder which is particularly adapted to interior parts, but showing the interior parts in be conveniently held in ones hand and be used a different position.

as an iron for softening adhesive material upon Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational View of a letters to be used on a sign, and for ironing these portion of a heated welder constructed according letters on the sign. to another embodiment of this invention, a por- 30 The invention contemplates to construct the tion thereof being broken away to illustrate inwelder in a manner so that it is normally conterior parts. I nected with an electric cord when it is desired to The welder for applying sign letters, accordheat up the welder. The arrangement is to be ing to this invention, includes a body built up such that the heated welder may be removed from several electric sockets and plugs connected 35 from the cord connection and it is then ready together. Specifically, there is a socket l0 into for use as previously explained. which a screw plug H is threadedly engaged.

More specifically, the invention contemplates This screw plug is of the type having openings characterizing the welder by a body portion built l2 for receiving the prongs of another electrical m up from several electrical sockets and plugs in a connection, such as the long body socket i3. manner to form an inexpensive unit which may This socket i3 has prongs l4 engaged through be conveniently gripped and handled. the openings l2. In the other end of the elec- The invention further proposes providing an trio socket 3 a conventional electric cigar lighter electric cord for supplying current to the electric is threadedly engaged. I connections, and connected at one end of said This cigar lighter comprises a porcelain body 45 built-up body. l5 upon one end of which there is a metallic The invention also contemplates the use of an screw thread contact shell lfi'and an end contact electric cigar lighter type of heater to be mount- 11. On the other end of the porcelain body It ed in one of the sockets and located at the other there is a fine incandescent wire winding I8 end of the body and to comprise the unit for comprising the heating element, connected wlth 5o supplying the heat for the welder. the end contact and contact shell in a conven- As another object of this invention it is protional manner, not shown on the drawing. A posed to make use of an iron disc engaged over mica disc i9 is engaged over the incandescent the cigar lighter type heater for absorbing and wire l8 and is held in position by a cap 20 hav- 05 holding heat from the lighter. ing straight sides 20.

An iron disc 22 is engaged over the mica of the cigar lighter. A cap 23 encases the iron disc 22 and the end portion of the electric cigar lighter. A means is provided for holding said cap in adjusted extending positions for varying the space between the disc 22 and the lighter. This means includes a heat resistant body 24, such as a Bakelite body, in the form of a tubular member securely connected with the rear edge of the cap 23. This body 25 is formed with threads 24 threadedly engaged upon the end of the body of the electric socket i3. An electric cord 25 is connected with the socket Ill.

The welder is adapted to be held in ones hand in a manner similar to the normal holding of a pencil. for example as shown in l. The cord 25 extends away from the top end of the heater and is intended to be connected with an electric circuit not shown on the drawing. Sign letters 2? are formed with adhesive material 28 on one of their sides. The adhesive material is of a type which becomes sticky with the application of heat. The letters 2'! may be attached upon a window pane or a sign board, or on any other flat surface in the following manner:

The letters and designs are placed upon a sign body and shifted and moved until they are in proper relative positions. They are then temporarily attached by touching a heated welder to one or more points of each of the letters. The completed sign may then be inspected for accuracy. If required, the letters and designs may be shifted. If satisfactory, the letters and designs are permanently attached by ironing the same down with the use of the heated welder. The fiat surface of the cap 23 is engaged against the top faces of the letters or designs during this ironing operation.

When desired, the body 24 may be turned to increase the space between the inside face of the flat wall of the cap 23 and cigar lighter. When this is done the iron disc 22 will move out of contact with the cigar lighter. The distance between these parts may be controlled by turning the body 26. In this manner the passage of heat may be regulated. Should the heater become too hot, the parts are adjusted as shown in Fig. 6 with the disc 22 moved out of contact.

'isclosed. In this form there is a long on the lower end of which a encased by the cap 23. This r." li hter has a shell contact Hi and an end contac ii, as previously described. Interposed between the outer extremity of the lighter d the cap there is one or more metallic ciscs are tightly packed in the by forcing the cap 23 upwards as far as it go. The disc or discs 22 are used to retain conduct heat from the lighter 5 through the The cap 23' friction- 1e: and

end end wall of the cap 23'.

ally maintains its position on the socket l3. In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous form and similar parts may be identified by corresponding reference nuinerals.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A welder for applying sign letters, comprising a body built up from several electric sockets ind plugs connected with each other, an electric cord for supplying current to said electric connections and connected at one end of said body, electric cigar lighter mounted in one of said sockets and located at the other end of said body, an iron disc engaged over the said cigar lighter for absorbing and holding heat from the lighter, a cap encasing said disc and lighter.

A. well er for applying sign letters, comprisa body built up from several electric sockets and plugs connected with each other, an electric cord for supplying current to said electric connections and connected at one end of said body, an electric cigar lighter mounted in one of said sockets and located at the other end of said body, iron disc engaged over the said cigar lighter for absorbing and holding heat from the lighter, a cap encasing said disc and lighter, and means for holding said cap in adjusted extended positions for varying the space between said disc and lighter.

3. A welder for applying sign letters, comprising a body built up from several electric sockets and plugs connected with each other, an electric cord for supplying ciurent to said electric con-- nections and connected at one end of said body, an electric cigar lighter mounted in one of said sockets and located at the other end of said body, iron disc engaged over the said cigar lighter for absorbing and holding heat from the lighter, a cap encasing said disc and lighter, and means for holding said cap in adjusted extended positions for varying the space between said disc and lighter, said body comprising an end socket to which said cord is connected, a screw socket with openings engaged therein, a long body socket with prongs engaging in said openings, and a tubular body connected with said cap and extending over the end portion of said long socket body.

4. A welder for applying sign l tters, comprising a body built up from several electric sockets and plugs connected with each other, an electric cord for supplying current to said electric connections and connected at one end of said body, an electric cigar lighter mounted in one of said sockets and located at the other end of said body, an iron disc engaged over the said cigar lighter for absorbing and holding heat from the lighter, a cap encasing said disc and lighter. means for holding said cap in adjusted extended positions for varying the space between said disc and lighter, comprising a tubular body rigidly connected with the inner end of the cap, and said tubular body being threadedly engaged on said body.

5. A welder for applying sign letters, comprising a body built up from several electric sockets and plugs connected with each other, an electric cord for supplying current to said electric connections and connected at one end of said body, an electric cigar lighter mounted in one of said sockets and located at the other end of said body, an iron disc engaged over the said cigar lighter for absorbing and holding heat from the lighter, a cap encasing said disc and lighter, means for holding said cap in adjusted extended positions for varying the space between said disc and lighter, comprising a tubular body rigidly connected with the inner end of the cap, and said tubular body being threadedly engaged on said body, said electric cigar lighter including a circular end portion with a mica disc extended over an incandescent wire, and a cap engaged over the edge portions of the mica disc and having a straight wall.

6. A welder for applying sign letters, comprising a body built up from several electric sockets connections and connected at one end oisaid 7 body, an electric cigar lighter mounted in oneof said sockets and located at the other end of said body, an iron disc engaged over the said cigar lighter for absorbing and holding heat from the lighter, a cap encasing said disc and lighter,

means for holding said cap in adjusted extended positions for varying the space between said disc and lighter, comprising a tubular body rigidly connected with the inner end of the cap, and. said tubular body being threadedly engaged. on said body, said electric cigar lighter including a circular end portion with a mica disc extended over an incandescent wire, and a cap engaged over the edge portions of the mica disc and having a straight wall, and said cap being formed with side apertures normally closed by said straight wall and adapted to communicate with the compass within the cap when the cap is adjusted into an extended position.

HARRY ALEXANDER. 

